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Mass. Ruling Raises Questions About Whistleblower Status

In Galvin v. Roxbury Community College, Massachusetts' top appellate court held that an individual was protected f... (more story)

Navigating The Void Left By Axed EEOC Harassment Guidance

With the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently rescinding its 2024 enforcement guidance on harassm... (more story)

Takeaways From 8th Circ. Ruling On Worker's 'BLM' Display

The Eighth Circuit's recent decision in Home Depot v. National Labor Relations Board, finding that Home Depot lega... (more story)

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NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Ex-ConEd Worker's New Trial Bid

This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former Con Edison worker's claim that a trial court improperly excluded evidence from trial that limited the amount of backpay that she was able to receive despite... (more story)

Native American Casino, Union On Track To Settle Strike Suit

A Native American casino and a UNITE HERE local are on track to settle a dispute over whether a 2025 strike violated two tribal ordinances, their attorneys told a California federal judge, asking him to keep t... (more story)

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Conn. Judge Won't Nix State's Captive Meeting Ban For Now

A federal judge handed the state of Connecticut a narrow win Friday in a lawsuit challenging a state law barring employers from forcing workers to attend mandatory anti-union meetings, finding that one of the ... (more story)

Employers Ask NLRB To Return To 2019 Contractor Test

The National Labor Relations Board should classify workers as independent contractors when they have the ability to "make or break" their own business, an employer-group coalition said in a rulemaking petition... (more story)

Employment Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP snagged substantial management-side wins last year, including a decision from the Maryland Supreme Court ruling that the de minimis doctrine for federal wage and hours cases applies ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: $12M Delta Wage Deal Up For Approval

In the next two weeks, attorneys should keep an eye out for potential final approval of a $12 million deal to resolve a class action alleging Delta Air Lines failed to pay proper wages. Here's a look at that c... (more story)

Union Seeks Arbitration In Paving Co. Grievance Dispute

An Illinois paving and concrete contractor's refusal to arbitrate two grievances pursued by an International Union of Operating Engineers local violates the terms of the parties' collective bargaining agreemen... (more story)

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CSX Wants Quick 11th Circ. Appeal In Workers' FMLA Fight

CSX Transportation Inc. is asking a Florida federal court to allow for an immediate appeal to the Eleventh Circuit of the denial of its bid to dismiss a former employee's medical leave claims, arguing that the... (more story)

Bisexual Worker Can't Revive Harassment Suit At 6th Circ.

The Sixth Circuit declined to reinstate a bisexual construction worker's harassment suit alleging that his coworkers called him homophobic slurs on the job, ruling the company can't be held liable because it r... (more story)

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Health System Inks $450K Pact To End EEOC Suit Over Leave

Pennsylvania-based healthcare system Geisinger Health and two related entities have agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging the organization's leave po... (more story)

Ex-Sysco Technician's Religious Bias, OT Suit Trimmed

A former Sysco diesel technician and Christian preacher failed to support constructive discharge and overtime time claims in his suit alleging he was treated differently because of his religion and denied over... (more story)

NFL Found To Fumble Arbitration Over Bias, Must Go To Court

A class of National Football League coaches will have their day in court after a New York federal judge on Friday denied the NFL its bid to force the coaches' discrimination claims into arbitration because it ... (more story)

Single Use Of Slur Not Enough To Revisit Ex-Clerk's Bias Suit

A former clerk in the Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, prosecutor's office failed to revive a suit claiming she was fired for reporting a coworker's use of a racial slur when a federal judge said Thursday she'd ... (more story)

AARP Backs Disparate Impact Theory In AI Hiring Bias Suit

The philanthropic arm of retiree advocacy group AARP wants a California federal judge to reject software provider Workday's bid to toss a suit claiming its artificial intelligence tools discriminated against j... (more story)

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Food Distributor To Take Arb. Pacts Ruling To Supreme Court

A food service business told a Connecticut district court it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up two distributors' misclassification case, asking the lower court to pause litigation after the Second... (more story)

NC High Court Snapshot: County Tax Tiff, Earth Fare Pay Fight

North Carolina's highest court kicks off its first week of arguments in 2026 with a look at how a coastal county is spending its occupancy tax dollars on public safety, and whether those allocations flout a st... (more story)

Washington Legislature
The Legislative Building is viewed in a light morning fog through the columns of the Temple of Justice, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on opening day of the Washington Legislature. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
'Bikini Barista' Owner Can't Nix Wash. AG's Wage, Bias Suit

The owner of four Washington "bikini barista" coffee stands can't dodge the state attorney general's action accusing him of underpaying and discriminating against female workers, a King County Superior Court j... (more story)

Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit

Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pos... (more story)

Insurance Call Center Misclassifies Workers, Suit Says

An insurance call-center business misclassified its sales representatives as independent contractors and flouted "the most basic payroll" requirements by paying them through a cash app, a worker said in a prop... (more story)

Colo. Appeals Panel Backs Ex-Director's $3.36M Jury Award

A Colorado appellate court panel affirmed on Thursday a $3.36 million jury verdict in favor of a natural gas marketing company ex-trading director, but denied him the $10 million in statutory penalties he soug... (more story)

Texas Ambulance Co. Faces Suit Over 'Safety Naps' Deduction

An ambulance company required off-the-clock work, automatically deducted time for "safety naps" during employees' 24-hour shifts and failed to include bonuses in overtime calculations, according to a proposed ... (more story)